Work in Norway for a U.S. company as a home office?

Hi to all users.

Is it a solution that I work home for a U.S. company in USA so I do not need dwell in USA?
I asking that because I do not wish to move to USA just because only of a job.

Regards,
Qwseyvnd

There are two occasions:

That you can provide outsourcing services to anyone in the world and your physical presence is not an issue. This is only for delivering the requests of the customer.

The other is working on site is about joining and working closely with another team, in the core of their project. Most of the times is about jobs that require strong presence and it’s impossible to fulfill them remotely.

If there are others with experience I am interested to hear also, I am not an expert but as far as I know this is how it goes. :slight_smile:

You need to consult with someone … that is to say, with a qualified attorney … who practices in Norway and who is formally trained with regard to Norwegian law.

Hey, “don’t freak out” about that. You’re a qualified probably-small-businessman expert on computer graphics, and the person whom I am speaking of is in a similar position with regards to Norwegian Law.

All of us are experts on “something,” and therefore passably- (and therefore, dangerously- …) -ignorant about everything else.

Welcome to Planet Earth …

I am an American citizen whose company provides professional services to a number of European countries … and, if you are a Norwegian providing services to American companies, your situation is very much the same. B-u-t, and this is a very important “but,” the applicable law is not. “Norway,” vs. “The United States,” and (heh …) “never shall the twain quite meet eye-to-eye.” :confused:

Engage a Norwegian lawyer who truly knows, and, with that person’s professional assistance, work out any questions that you might have about (and with …) the [American …] company with whom you intend to be engaged. You will need to be “on the up-and-up” with regards to the (Norwegian …) laws that apply to you, even as your client is similarly obliged to be up-and-up with the (American …) laws that apply to them.

“You know” computer graphics (and nothing about Law). Meanwhile, the professional whose services you need to engage … “knows nothing about computer graphics, but will stand in Court beside you with regards to matters of (Norwegian) Law.” You need this person!

(If you are going to seriously be “in business” … as I by-the-way have been for never-you-mind how many years now, and the good news is I’m still sort-of here … then there are two people that you will probably wish that you had befriended much sooner … lawyers, and accountants. “Sux, but …” :yes: And, yeah, I guess it don’t matter too much what country you call home.)

Always get an authoritative answer from an authority. You are not, believe it or not, the first one to have asked whoever-it-is whatever-it-is. (Nor to have received, from someone-else, an inaccurate answer, and to have ignorantly relied upon that hearsay. Ouchheh Mea culpa …)

Ok, not a pro here but as it seams its possible to be under contract as employee by a U.S. Company, but you need to provide them with a ITIN that you can get from the IRS for free: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/General-ITIN-Information

Normaly 30% of you income are withold and can be reclaimed if you fill out a form but some countries have treaties where you only have a fraction or non of your salary witheald. I think Norway is one of the countries where none of you salary is witheald. You have to Inform your employer that you country is one of the exeption by sending a form that the IRS Page provides:
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Claiming-Tax-Treaty-Benefits
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Withholding-Exemptions---Personal-Exemptions---Form-W-4

More infos:
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Taxation-of-Nonresident-Aliens
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-My-Local-Office-Internationally

I Hope it is helpfull to you

If they pay a little more they can get somebody here to do the job.